We did it! Cairns to Brisbane in 14 days. Now there’s just enough time to visit Mum in hospital, sort out a mooring, clean the boat, finish a book, pack, and then fly to Freo on Thursday for the RWA conference. The journey’s been a little frenetic at times and with a strong wind warning Continue reading
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What’s a dog to do!
This journey is something of a flyer so there hasn’t been much time to stop and enjoy.Thankfully moving at 5 kts means we can take in the scenery as we go and the whales, ever obliging, came to us! But if it weren’t for Zeus we would have carried on sailing without stopping so I’m Continue reading
Well howdy, landlubbers
Ahoy me hearties, it’s me Zeus, the Salty Old Sea Dog. Capt G and Helene are snoring their heads off after a hectic couple of days. I have no idea why they find night sailing at all tiring or stressful. I thought it was pretty darned cool talking to the US Navy ships last night. Continue reading
Chugging south
Last night the winds refused to die down and the waves maintained their lumpiness so we eventually settled for another night at anchor. With Zeus raring to do at 5 am this morning we had another early start and headed south in gorgeous conditions. With the wind in our sails we skimmed along at a Continue reading
Day Three – Fitzroy to where?
Day Three Forecast – Wind 15 – 20 kts, south-easterly, seas 1.7 on a 1.5 metre swell. Actual – Wind 20 -25 kts, south-easterly, seas 1.7 on a 2 metre swell. Possible showers of rain. It’s easy to forget that strong emotion can be exhausting and perhaps the weather gods knew we needed a day Continue reading
What a hoot!
What’s the best way to scare the Indian mynas off the boat so Capt G is not continuously hosing the decks? Get Oswald the Owl on the job 🙂 And since I knew you’d all want to know what the view looks like from this elevated position half way up the mast I joined Oswald Continue reading
A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle
Our challenge for the weekend? Fit a three bedroom house and a gazzillion books into a shipping container… Do you think Zeus may be concerned whether his bean bag is going into storage as well?!
And the winner is??
After much deliberation by Zeus the winner of the Advance Review Copy of HALF MOON BAY is Cath Evans. It took Capt G a while to unstick the winner’s name from Zeus’s nose after the salty sea dog buried his head in the hat! Cath, please send me your postal address and I’ll put it in Continue reading
Where have I been? You work it out!
It’s Zeus here. Yep, I hate to admit it, but Helene lost the plot so it’s up to me to sort out… She ended up so caught up in the journey she forgot to post more “Where’s Zeus” photos for my giveaway. To salvage something from the wreckage here’s the deal. (It’s the least I Continue reading
Just around the corner…
For a journey of so many firsts it was appropriate that Capt G should catch a Spanish Mackerel on our last day at sea. It’s been an ongoing joke that trips to the supermarket don’t qualify as hunter gathering skills… So tonight we’re moored at Fitzroy Island. We watched the sun go down over Cape Continue reading